LOGAN, Ut. -- The University of Maine softball team was defeated by Idaho State University, 12-4, in game number one, while also being defeated in game number two, 7-3, by Utah State on Saturday afternoon at LaRee & LeGrand Johnson Field.
 
Maine: 4 Idaho State: 12
 
The Bengals scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Idaho State placed two runners on base before they cleared the bases with a double. After one inning, Maine trailed 2-0.
 
The Black Bears scored three runs in the top of the second inning. Mariah Pearson doubled home Kelby Drews before Keely Clark crushed a two run home run.
 
Kya Enos added another for the Black Bears with a solo shot in the top of the third inning. The lead was short-lived for Maine. In the bottom of the third, Idaho State regained an advantage on the scoreboard. A three run homerun, a two run double, an RBI single, a sacrifice, a steal of home plate, and an error added up to nine total runs for the Bengals. At the end of three, Maine trailed 11-4.
 
Idaho State walked-off the Black Bears with a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning, 12-4.
 
Notes:

• Emily Reid, Caitlyn Fallon, and Alexandra Gruitch all appeared in the first game of the afternoon. They combined to allow 12 earned while striking out three.
• Kya Enos and Keely Clark both hit home runs in the game one loss. Mariah Pearson drove in the other run.

 
Maine: 3 Utah State: 7
The Aggies posted a run in the bottom of the first inning. It was the product of an error committed by the Black Bears.
 
Utah State manufactured a run with a sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the third inning. The base running reached earlier on a walk.
 
The lead for the Aggies was extended in the bottom of the fourth. They pushed across five runs to snag a 7-0 lead.
 
In the top half of the six, Maine scored three runs. Rebecca Findley recorded one run on a ground out before Izzy Nieblas drove in two on a single. It was as close as the Black Bears would get as they fell, 7-3.
 
Notes:

• Emily Reid and Alexandra Gruitch all appeared in the game against Utah State. They combined to allow six earned while striking out three.
• Rebecca Findley and Izzy Nieblas combined to drive in Maine's three RBI, while Kelby Drews tallied two hits.

 
Next: The Black Bears return to the diamond Saturday, Saturday, March 26 for another doubleheader, this time at Quinnipiac. First pitch for the round robin is scheduled for 9:00 am.
 
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